• Hi, I am the owner and main administrator of Styleforum. If you find the forum useful and fun, please help support it by buying through the posted links on the forum. Our main, very popular sales thread, where the latest and best sales are listed, are posted HERE

    Purchases made through some of our links earns a commission for the forum and allows us to do the work of maintaining and improving it. Finally, thanks for being a part of this community. We realize that there are many choices today on the internet, and we have all of you to thank for making Styleforum the foremost destination for discussions of menswear.
  • This site contains affiliate links for which Styleforum may be compensated.
  • We would like to welcome House of Huntington as an official Affiliate Vendor. Shop past season Drake's, Nigel Cabourn, Private White V.C. and other menswear luxury brands at exceptional prices below retail. Please visit the Houise of Huntington thread and welcome them to the forum.

  • STYLE. COMMUNITY. GREAT CLOTHING.

    Bored of counting likes on social networks? At Styleforum, you’ll find rousing discussions that go beyond strings of emojis.

    Click Here to join Styleforum's thousands of style enthusiasts today!

    Styleforum is supported in part by commission earning affiliate links sitewide. Please support us by using them. You may learn more here.

New bespoke suit...

dah328

Distinguished Member
Joined
Dec 6, 2003
Messages
4,581
Reaction score
114
You should really not expect great work at this price point. For every great deal such as Jantzen, there are a hundred guys who will sell you a cheap, fused suit made from the finest Italian cardboard. Absent a plurality of positive reviews from knowledgeable members (such as there are for Jantzen), I would steer clear of any deal that looks too good to be true.
 

mrchapel

Senior Member
Joined
Jun 19, 2006
Messages
679
Reaction score
1
Originally Posted by dah328
You should really not expect great work at this price point. For every great deal such as Jantzen, there are a hundred guys who will sell you a cheap, fused suit made from the finest Italian cardboard. Absent a plurality of positive reviews from knowledgeable members (such as there are for Jantzen), I would steer clear of any deal that looks too good to be true.

He did have every reason to believe there was quality work; take a look at the pictures on the first couple of pages on this thread...looks like excellent work to me, not a full Savile Row bespoke suit, but fine craftsmanship. I like to give the benefit of the doubt, and I would say its possible, as with anything, he got a lemon.
 

dah328

Distinguished Member
Joined
Dec 6, 2003
Messages
4,581
Reaction score
114
You've got to know those aren't pictures of their work. There's no such thing as a free lunch. Or cheap Savile Row.
 

mrchapel

Senior Member
Joined
Jun 19, 2006
Messages
679
Reaction score
1

dah328

Distinguished Member
Joined
Dec 6, 2003
Messages
4,581
Reaction score
114
Ah, I thought you meant the pictures on the main page of baronboutique. As for Jovan's pics, you can't really see the craftsmanship of the suit from those pictures. The fit is respectable for mailed-in measurements, but there's no way the quality is anything more than mediocre. I'm posting this mainly for the benefit of people like Paul who may have set their expectations too high based on the experience of a single member. Look for some consensus before placing your order or be prepared to risk the price of the suit.

dan
 

mrchapel

Senior Member
Joined
Jun 19, 2006
Messages
679
Reaction score
1
Originally Posted by dah328
Ah, I thought you meant the pictures on the main page of baronboutique. As for Jovan's pics, you can't really see the craftsmanship of the suit from those pictures. The fit is respectable for mailed-in measurements, but there's no way the quality is anything more than mediocre. I'm posting this mainly for the benefit of people like Paul who may have set their expectations too high based on the experience of a single member. Look for some consensus before placing your order or be prepared to risk the price of the suit.

dan


Ah, No harm, no foul. I remember Jovan posting some other pictures that were close up, especially around the lapel area. Perhaps he removed them for whatever purpose? Anyway, the quality looked good from those pictures. But I do agree; no one should expect to receive a top quality suit, but they should expect something better than what you can find on the rack. This assuming, of course, that measurements have been taken properly (read: have someone else do them and ensure their accuracy).

It is true that purchasing a suit in such a manner over the internet is a gamble, but hopefully the end results in happiness on behalf of the customer. In that case, it does not matter if it was a $5000 bespoke suit or a $300 MTM suit. I plan on doing this in a month or so and definitley plan on reporting back. It may or may not be Baron Boutique, but one cannot truly judge until one has experienced it themselves.
 

dah328

Distinguished Member
Joined
Dec 6, 2003
Messages
4,581
Reaction score
114
Originally Posted by mrchapel
It is true that purchasing a suit in such a manner over the internet is a gamble, but hopefully the end results in happiness on behalf of the customer. In that case, it does not matter if it was a $5000 bespoke suit or a $300 MTM suit.
You just can't expect $5k quality at a $300 price. I have garments from a range of makers and without exception, the more expensive ones are better made. It is not so much that the cheaper makers are not willing to produce the quality of work of the expensive makers, it is that they are not capable of doing so. In recognition of that, I choose the level of quality I want and understand that it comes with a corresponding cost.

Regards,

dan
 

mrchapel

Senior Member
Joined
Jun 19, 2006
Messages
679
Reaction score
1
Originally Posted by dah328
You just can't expect $5k quality at a $300 price. I have garments from a range of makers and without exception, the more expensive ones are better made. It is not so much that the cheaper makers are not willing to produce the quality of work of the expensive makers, it is that they are not capable of doing so. In recognition of that, I choose the level of quality I want and understand that it comes with a corresponding cost.

Regards,

dan


Dan, you are missing my point. I am not arguing about the quality of a $5k suit compared to $300; obviously the $5k wins hands down. I am merely suggesting that if someone is happy wearing a $300 suit, and they look good, and they feel good in that suit, the price they paid does not matter to them. The same could be said about someone wearing a $5k suit. I am merely pointing out that the happiness level of most is not about the price; it is about how they feel in the clothes. This is why you will see many happy men who have purchased great fitting suits (or had them tailored to do so) at vintage stores and the like.
 

Jovan

Banned for Good
Joined
Mar 10, 2006
Messages
2,525
Reaction score
0
Paul: I'd send it back and tell them to correct it. Did you ask for proper canvassing? That's $40 extra, bud. And there IS canvassing on the lapel when you get that.
 

lawyerdad

Lying Dog-faced Pony Soldier
Joined
Mar 10, 2006
Messages
27,006
Reaction score
17,139
Originally Posted by gdl203
Paul - sorry to hear about your bad experience. I might be a little thick but I don't understand your points 3 and 4 though - care to explain (or better show scans)?
Same here. I'm particularly unclear on what it means that the sleeve buttonholes were "falsely manufactured". I assume you don't mean they were, say, painted on . . .
 

Jovan

Banned for Good
Joined
Mar 10, 2006
Messages
2,525
Reaction score
0
My sleeve buttonholes are fully functional so... I don't know his deal is.
 

mimiki

Active Member
Joined
Jul 8, 2006
Messages
25
Reaction score
0
Although they are only doing shirts, i prefer to shop at www.designingme.org then baronboutique its much more professional plus you can do much more customisation to your shirt.
 

gdl203

Purveyor of the Secret Sauce
Affiliate Vendor
Dubiously Honored
Supporting Member
Joined
Jun 9, 2005
Messages
45,602
Reaction score
54,386
Originally Posted by mimiki
Although they are only doing shirts, i prefer to shop at www.designingme.org then baronboutique its much more professional plus you can do much more customisation to your shirt.

shhh...
3 out of your last 4 posts have essentially been advertising for this site... You must really like your shirts...
dozingoff.gif
 

mrchapel

Senior Member
Joined
Jun 19, 2006
Messages
679
Reaction score
1
Originally Posted by mimiki
Although they are only doing shirts, i prefer to shop at www.designingme.org then baronboutique its much more professional plus you can do much more customisation to your shirt.

In the interest of fairness, have you ordered from Baron Boutique before? If not, how can you judge the "professionalism" of a firm that you haven't ordered from. If you have, thanks for the recommendation, but what is better about them?
 

Featured Sponsor

How important is full vs half canvas to you for heavier sport jackets?

  • Definitely full canvas only

    Votes: 55 35.5%
  • Half canvas is fine

    Votes: 60 38.7%
  • Really don't care

    Votes: 17 11.0%
  • Depends on fabric

    Votes: 27 17.4%
  • Depends on price

    Votes: 28 18.1%

Forum statistics

Threads
505,165
Messages
10,579,144
Members
223,885
Latest member
Jones&co
Top